….is the way it points out the diversity and the beauty in the lives of the people I have grown to care about through blogging. It makes me curious….how many of these blogs can you identify? (All of these posts were written in the past week.) 1. A friend jumping out from the bushes...
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Sunday morning we opted to hang out at the hotel so that the boys could finally try out the pool. The hotel pool is in the middle of a huge and beautiful gym — the biggest gym in Asia, I was told. The boys liked the pool but were less than thrilled that they...
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PS– Home safe– ‘real’ post coming tomorrow!
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The boys had been troopers with all the running around, but between jetlag and the late baseball game Friday night, they definitely needed a bit of extra rest.   They slept late, and then we wandered down to the cafe for breakfast. The Marriot breakfast buffet is something special.  You can find all the standard...
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When my friend’s niece told me she’d taken 3 days off to show us around Seoul, I was a little worried I might not be able to spend my precious time in Seoul as I wanted to.  My very sensible husband is familiar with my control freak tendencies.  He reminded me how long it...
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I know that many of my readers are adoptive parents, deeply interested in the types of issues we are facing on this homeland trip for my sons.  When I asked my 11 year old son if I could blog about Friday’s happenings, he unhesitatingly and happily said yes.  Since he tends to be a...
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At the base of the tower on the top of Namsan Mountain is a big courtyard/lookout area. The chain link fence around the perimeter from a distance looks oddly cluttered, with most of the spaces in the fencing filled in with objects. It’s not til you get closer that you see what the clutter...
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Thursday’s tourist activities began after breakfast when we met our friend Jamie in the lobby of our hotel and from there proceeded to the nearest subway stop which is in the basement of the hotel. Our first destination was Kyongbok Palace, a palace originally built in 1398. We happened to come on a day...
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Already experienced: –Eight hours of sleep in an incredibly plush room—white down comforters, fluffy pillows, incredible view out huge windows, heavenly shower. –Elegant breakfast buffet –all the standard breakfast food plus smoked salmon, tandoori chicken, vegetable pancakes, and ice cream. (My sons each ate at least 3 plates full of food.) –Visit to mini...
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